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Hello! I want to die, please fix me : depression in the first person / by Paperny, Anna Mehler,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Frank, eye-opening, heartbreaking and disarmingly funny, Anna Mehler Paperny is a fabulous, vibrant new voice. In her galvanizing memoir-meets-exposé, writing with riveting vitality and intelligence about surviving suicide and the ways we try to talk about and treat depression, she has discovered what eludes many: a way to reach out to us to talk about one of the increasingly concerning medical issues today. An energetic tour-de-force of empathy and desire for understanding, Hello! I Want to Die, Please Fix Me is compelling reading, as well as essential for anyone curious to understand how it feels to be depressed, or whose life, family or friends has been touched by depression. Anna Mehler Paperny is a young journalist from Toronto--a smart, passionate reporter who has contributed to the Toronto Star, Global News, The Globe and Mail, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and just about every major news outlet you can think of. In her early-twenties, while thriving in her dream job, enjoying warm familial support and a strong social network of friends and colleagues, Anna found herself trapped by feelings of failure and despair. In September 2011, she made her first attempt to kill herself by ingesting a deadly mix of sleeping pills and antifreeze, landing her in the ICU followed by weeks of enforced detention in two different big-city psych wards. This was Anna's entry point into the labyrinthine psychiatric care system--one that is nominally responsible for providing the best reasonable care to millions of Canadians suffering from severe, life-threatening mental illness. Her first stay in the psych ward--at times horrifying, other times boring, hilarious and absurd--was just the beginning of a long recovery and a journey towards understanding, first-hand, the myriad ways our systems and medical practitioners treat--and fail to treat--a disease that afflicts a full fifth of the population. While trying to be a good patient, Anna cannot help but turn her intrepid journalist's eye on the world around her--in the psych ward, as an outpatient, as a survivor enduring the gruelling ordeal of facing concerned family, friends and co-workers; of finding the right meds, the right therapist; of staying insured and employed. Anna's personal account of life in the shadow of self-obliteration explores in searing detail her individual experience of depression, close encounters with fatal self-harm, and the trials and errors of treatment. It is at the same time an illuminating, profound, and utterly original analysis of how we approach mental illness in North America; the novel hypotheses specialists are putting forward to tackle it; and the truth about how primitive our methods of healing sick brains still are."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Paperny, Anna Mehler.; Paperny, Anna Mehler; Mental health services; Depressed persons; Depressed persons; Depression, Mental; Journalists; Depressed persons;
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Grace is gone : a novel / by Elgar, Emily,author.;
From the author of 'If You Knew Her' comes a story about a tight-knit English community whos rocked by the murder of a mother, the mysterious disappearance of her daughter, and the secrets that lie concealed beneath a carefully constructed facade.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Missing persons; Mothers and daughters; Murder;
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Journey through Ellis Island / by Towler, Paige.;
"Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about Ellis Island and the different people arriving there in the early 20th century, with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress"--
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.); Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wolf Hollow : a novel / by Wolk, Lauren,1956-;
"Twelve-year-old Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's right in the face of a manipulative and violent new bully who targets people Annabelle cares about, including a homeless World War I veteran"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Conduct of life; Bullying; Homeless persons; Veterans; Families;
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The Enigma game / by Wein, Elizabeth.;
Told in multiple voices, fifteen-year-old Jamaican Louisa Adair uncovers an Enigma machine in the small Scottish village where she cares for an elderly German woman, and helps solve a puzzle that could turn the tide of World War II.LSC
Subjects: Code and cipher stories.; Orphans; Jamaicans; World War, 1939-1945;
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Exotic pets : everything you need to know to successfully keep caged and aviary birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and fish / by Alderton, David,1956-; Daniels, John;
Subjects: Pets; Cage birds; Reptiles as pets; Amphibians as pets; Invertebrates as pets; Aquarium fishes;
© c2004., Lorenz Books,
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Fall is fun! / by Moon, Walt K.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the changes and adaptations fall brings. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills."--Provided by publisher.004-008, Guided reading: J, Early intervention: 18.LSC
Subjects: Autumn; Seasons;
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The teacher of Warsaw : a novel / by Escobar, Mario,1971-author.; Abernathy, Gretchen,translator.; translation of:Escobar, Mario,1971-Maestro.English.;
Includes bibliographical references."International bestselling author Mario Escobar captures the strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of kindness in this moving novel based on the true story of a brave Polish teacher who cared for hundreds of orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Korczak, Janusz, 1878-1942; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945;
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No help wanted! / by Ohi, Ruth.;
Posy wants to be the only one in her classroom to take care of the new fish.LSC
Subjects: Sharing; Helping behavior; Fishes;
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Kitchen princess omnibus. [graphic novel] / by Kobayashi, Miyuki,author.; Andō, Natsumi,illustrator.; Yamashita, Satsuki,translator.; DeFilippis, Nunzio.; Weir, Christina.; aKobayashi, Miyuki.Kitchin no ohimesama.English.;
Najika, a great cook who loves to make meals for those she cares about, is on the trail the boy who stole her heart as a child, and the only piece of evidence she has leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy.T, ages 13+.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Manga.; Cooking; Teenage girls; Schools; Man-woman relationships;
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